Woodlands, with Children

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023

I had to look it up: fashion models are required to look glum on the runway in order to avoid taking the focus away from the clothing they are wearing. In other words, perhaps if they smiled, they would look too beautiful for us to bother caring about their clothing. This doesn’t make much sense to me. Why hire those who have, ostensibly, the most perfect faces and then tell themβ€” “Go out there and knock ’em dead! β€”but not too dead. We don’t want actual dead people, so look as average as possible.” Why not just hire average people and let them smile? In sum, I don’t buy it. I think there’s another reason they’re required to look glum, and I think I know what it is: glumness is currently in fashion. Smiles come and go! Here is a woodland setting with facially fashionable children. Uh, wait. Isn’t it fashionable for children to smile? Oops…

 

@trailside (Waterville)

Saturday, December 10th, 2022

 

 

The depth of field is shallow because I didn’t bring my tripod.

I didn’t bring my tripod because I didn’t want to carry it.

I didn’t want to carry it because my backpack is not properly engineered for carrying a tripod.

I wish I was comfortable bringing my tripod everywhere.

I would like a new backpack.

The Upper Trail

Friday, July 8th, 2022

Splashing in the Coaticook (Waterville)

Friday, June 17th, 2022

First we walk down to the river,

 

 

 

 

then we go in.

 

Accès-Nature Waterville

Friday, February 18th, 2022

There is a lovely system of winter trails right here in Waterville.

We are using them.

 

The Monster Backpack!

Friday, November 5th, 2021

For Akiva’s first day of first grade at his new school, I sewed him a new backpack! The design is all my own, fully lined, in two colors of orange canvas with generous and deep water bottle pockets, a rear pocket, and a MONSTER pocket on the flap. The shoulder straps are padded with felted wool from old sweaters. The closure under the flap is a drawstringβ€” my favorite kind.

 

 

 

Although designed for school books, it works fine for walks in the woods, too.

 

 

 

When we get to the place of the Grandparent Trees,

Iris demonstrates the effects of centripetal force.

 

 

 

Akiva demonstrates his own sort of force.

 

The School of Everywhere

Thursday, October 28th, 2021

If we have to have a school and a school has to have a name, thus I have named it: The School of Everywhere.

Perhaps our mascot can be the wind.

 

 

The Rope at Val-Estrie

Thursday, October 21st, 2021

Here we are again!

 

 

 

 

 

I know I’ve taken many, many photos at this spot, but this is the only one I can find:

29 June, 2018

Unidentified Myco Objects (UMO), part III

Sunday, October 10th, 2021

Unidentified Myco Objects (UMO), part II

Thursday, September 30th, 2021